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Table 2 Monthly Prenatal Average Ambient Air Pollution Exposure Among Mother-Infant Pairs from the Southern California Mothers Milk Study

From: Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age

Pollutant

Means ± SD of Prenatal Exposure Windows

 

Preg 1 m

Preg 2 m

Preg 3 m

Preg 4 m

Preg 5 m

Preg 6 m

Preg 7 m

Preg 8 m

Preg 9 m

Preg 1-9 m

NO2 (ppb)

18.17 ± 6.57

18.26 ± 6.12

17.94 ± 5.39

18.22 ± 6.06

18.06 ± 6.67

17.72 ± 6.42

17.54 ± 6.71

17.45 ± 6.62

17.67 ± 6.66

17.89 ± 2.43

PM10 (µg/m3)

28.37 ± 5.67

29.18 ± 6.24

28.99 ± 5.94

29.38 ± 6.34

30.21 ± 6.79

29.84 ± 6.55

30.29 ± 7.43

30.49 ± 7.30

30.91 ± 6.76

29.74 ± 3.94

PM2.5 (µg /m3)

11.86 ± 2.60

11.90 ± 2.39

11.50 ± 2.37

11.55 ± 2.64

12.21 ± 3.79

11.83 ± 2.90

11.94 ± 3.56

12.17 ± 3.72

11.93 ± 2.97

11.88 ± 1.24

  1. Means and standard deviations (SD) of ambient air pollutants during each monthly lag of the 9 months pregnancy (Preg) period. As an example, Preg 1 m = 1st month of pregnancy